Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in October
43 bird species on our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, European Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow. New this month: Eurasian Nuthatch, Little Grebe, Moorhen and Common Raven and 12 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Rhondda, Cynon, Taff’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 43 birds in October
43 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 8.30% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.94% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.03% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.49% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.27% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.31% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.18% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.18% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.04% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.04% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.04% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.90% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.90% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.77% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.63% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.63% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.50% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.50% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.36% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.22% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.22% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.22% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.22% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.22% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.09% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.09% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.09% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.95% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.82% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.82% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.82% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.82% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.68% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisWinter visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.54% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusPassage migrantCommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.54% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.41% in Oct
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made